Cerner Analyst

ASHWIN ROHRA

**** ******** **., **: 480-***-****

Kansas City, MO- 64110 ******.*****@*****.***

SUMMARY

• Goal-oriented individual with experience in project management and software engineering seeking full time position to enhance my enterprise application development skills.

• Strong background in developing complex Healthcare Information Systems using Java, C++.

• Project team leader for complete SDLC including requirements, process improvement & risk analysis.

• Quality-driven perspective with excellent analytical and organizational skills.

• Excellent communication, team building skills and ability to quickly master new technologies.

• Candidate for SCJP 1.5 and undergoing RCP development training.

EDUCATION

Masters of Computer Science, Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ –GPA: 4.0 Aug 07

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering, University of Mumbai, India–GPA: 3.8 June 05

EXPERIENCE

Software Engineer, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, MO Oct 07–Present

• Developed middle-ware services using JEE and Java design patterns for dynamic assignment of LOINC codes to standardize electronic exchange of medical data using HL7 format and gathering of clinical results across disparate hospital systems.

• Achieved process improvement for the team by presenting root cause analysis of production defects.

• Deployed pathology solutions at client site Catholic Health Services, LI – NY and provided end user training.

• Automated the process of storing precise clinical information using SNOMED CT codes to Electronic Medical Records, thereby facilitating search of clinical data and improving patient care.

• Analyzed query metrics, re-architected data flows and optimized index usage to ensure performance and scalability of the middleware component (CCL).

Analyst, Intel Corporation, Chandler, AZ May 06–Aug 07

• Designed and developed framework for remote administration of systems running firmware validation tests.

• Authored low level technical design and performed firmware regression testing.

• Independently developed a database application and provided market intelligence on competitors’ products to field teams.

• Created and executed engineering unit tests for code validation.

Business Analyst, www.brandexpansion.com, Tempe, AZ May 07–Aug 07

• Led initiative to produce in-house lead generation application to save on outsourcing fees.

• Analyzed the firm’s business model and performed DAR study for developing CRM tool using LAMP.

• Strategized project scoping and specifications documents, to communicate the project roadmap.

Web Developer/ Researcher, SHESC, ASU Dec 05–May 06

• Acted as primary webmaster for the school websites, liaising with content producers.

• Developed web-based surveys and collaborated with clients for requirements on enhancements.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Languages: Java, Design Patterns, CCL, C, C++, SQL, Visual Basic, XML, AJAX

Databases: Oracle 10g, MySQL, SQL Server 2005, Access 2000

Web Technologies: PHP, HTML, JavaScript, JSP

Server: Websphere Application Server, Apache- Tomcat

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2003 server, Linux

Tools: HP Quality Center, LAMP, Eclipse, UML, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Project, SVN, Bugzilla

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Design Lead: Secure Online Banking System over Public Networks using JSP

• Independently designed client interfaces, database schema and server-side lookup routines.

• Established two party authentication using digital certificates (RSA), shared key exchange using Diffie-Hellman, and secure data transfer using DES and MD5.

Architect: SDD-1 Algorithm and a semi-join processor in Java

• Developed an Execution Strategy (ES) using SDD-1 algorithm to process distributed joins.

• Simulated a semi-join processor in a distributed environment of 4 sites using ES, based on class instantiation concept. The join inputs were obtained form an MS Access database.

Developer: Inter Process Communication in C

• Wrote messaging primitives in Linux using shared memory and implemented a net-message server to communicate in a distributed environment.

Developer: Graph Diameter (GD) as a Pseudo-Metric to detect change in dynamic networks, C++

• Developed tool to compute GD for mobility models to assist research in mobile computing field.

• Provided results on the effectiveness of the graph diameter to detect changes under different configurations (area, speed, pause time) in the network.

Designer: Telephony Gateway REgistration Protocol (TGREP) Simulator, C++

• Designed framework for a simulator to analyze the performance of TGREP, a Cisco telephony routing protocol, for different network configurations.

• Developed heuristics to arrive at parameter values best suited for deploying TGREP.

COURSEWORK

• Software project, process & quality management, Software verification, validation & testing

• Real time & embedded systems, Distributed database systems, Design & analysis of algorithms

• Computer network and system security

HONORS/ AWARDS

• Among top 5 percent of CS graduates & top 10 percent of overall graduates at ASU, 2005-2007.

• Phi-Kappa-Phi, May 2007.

• JRD Tata trust scholarship for academic excellence, 2002-2003.

• Scholarship under ‘Red Hat Open Source Challenge’ program conducted at IIT Mumbai, 2005.

ACTIVITIES

• Participated in KC Corporate Challenge for racquetball, table tennis and lawn tennis 2007-08.

• Active contributor to Cerner Wiki, an internal content management/ knowledge transfer tool 2007-08.

• Lab aide and tutor to students at Disability Resource Center, ASU 2005-06.

• Captain of the victorious cricket team at College Sports Tournament in 2003-04.

• General Secretary – Students Council at the Thadomal Shahani College of Engineering in 2002-03

• Passed Intermediate Drawing Examination conducted by the government of Maharashtra, India in 1999.

• Black belt in martial arts - Tae Kwon Do and actively pursuing Tae Soo Do.

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